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Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 35.01 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Warner Music Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-12), Warner Music Group's share price is $31.65. Warner Music Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.90. Hence, Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 35.01.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

WMG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.64   Med: 45.25   Max: 1163.42
Current: 35.01

During the past 13 years, Warner Music Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1163.42. The lowest was 21.64. And the median was 45.25.

WMG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
76.92% of 585 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.32 vs WMG: 35.01

Warner Music Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.15. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.90.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Warner Music Group was -19.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Warner Music Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 156.40% per year. The lowest was -42.90% per year. And the median was 2.10% per year.


Warner Music Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Warner Music Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Warner Music Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 42.90 341.92 28.73 36.30

Warner Music Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.66 23.89 36.30 37.24 36.53

Competitive Comparison of Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Warner Music Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Warner Music Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=31.65/0.904
=35.01

Warner Music Group's Share Price of today is $31.65.
Warner Music Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.90.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Warner Music Group  (NAS:WMG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Warner Music Group (Warner Music Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1633 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi's Universal Music in first and Sony Music in second. Warner's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Parlophone Records and popular artists such as Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, and Blake Shelton. Warner Chappell, the firm's publishing arm, is the home to over 65,000 composers and songwriters with over 1 million copyrights represented. Warner is controlled by Access Industries, which owns an 84% economic interest and 99% of voting rights.
Executives
Max Lousada director, officer: CEO, Recorded Music C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Carletta Higginson officer: EVP, Chief Digital Officer C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bryan Castellani officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Valentin Blavatnik director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Entertainment Holdings Ii Llc 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lincoln E Benet director C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Timothy Matusch officer: EVP Strategy & Operations C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Kyncl officer: Co-CEO C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nancy Dubuc director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ai Entertainment Holdings Llc 10 percent owner C/O ACCESS INDUSTRIES, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH ST, 28TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Louis Dickler officer: Acting CFO & Corp. Contr. C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Noreena Hertz director C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Cecelia Kurzman director 237 PARK AVENUE, REVLON, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas H Lee director C/O THOMAS H. LEE CAPITAL LLC, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Michael Lynton director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067